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What grit sandpaper for hardwood.
Sanding grit estimates vary according to the condition of your floor.
Takes out the scratch from 60 grit sandpaper.
The higher the grit number is equivalent to a finer abrasive which creates smoother surface finishes.
The grit of sandpapers is a rating of the size of abrasive materials on the sandpaper.
Replace the abrasive belt after sanding about 250 square feet for most effective results.
This is usually the final grit for maple birch or other particularly hard woods and for any floor that you would like to stain.
Remember the smaller the grit number the rougher the sandpaper and the more material it will remove.
In general begin with a 20 to 60 grit and end with 120.
Do not skip the progression from coarse grades to finer grades.
Sandpaper grit designations might be the opposite from what you think.
A lower number means coarser and more abrasive.
Can take out.
Takes out 60 or 80 grit scratch.
Lower grit numbers represent coarser abrasives that scrape off materials much quicker.
This is usually the final grit for most standard hardwood floors.
A higher number means a finer softer sandpaper grit.
Sanding a wood floor is a multi step process.